Abu Hamza al-Ansari (Deir ez-Zor)

Abu Hamza al-Ansari (died 23 January 2016) was an emir of the Islamic State who served as one of their top commanders in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria during the Syrian Civil War.

Biography
Abu Hamza al-Ansari was the top Islamic State commander in Deir ez-Sor Governorate in Syria during the Syrian Civil War, and he launched a massive offensive against the Syrian Arab Army in Deir ez-Zor in January 2016. The Syrian 104th Airborne Brigade of the Syrian Republic Guard counterattacked at Ayyash and al-Bughayliyah, where he was killed in action by the Syrian military.